A very special new year: 2019 is our 20th!
2019 marks Maine Farmland Trust's 20th Anniversary! 20 years of growing the future for farming.
Policy teach-in at the Common Ground Country Fair
On Saturday, September 22nd, MFT’s Policy and Research Director, Ellen Stern Griswold, participated in a policy teach-in at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA)’s Common Ground Country Fair. The policy roundtable, which MFT co-sponsored with MFOGA, focused on…
As dairy farms struggle, organizations and farmers collaborate to find alternate solutions through new feasibility study
At a time when dairy farmers in Maine and across the country are facing numerous challenges affecting the milk market and resulting in low prices to producers, multiple Maine organizations have joined with Maine organic dairy farmers to investigate alternative…
July Open Studio Day at the Fiore Art Center
Every summer the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center hosts artists-in-residence for the months of July, August and September. At the end of each month, the artists open up their studios to the public. On July 29th, the first Open Studio…
Maine nutrition incentive programs get a big boost from large federal grant award
Innovative “nutrition incentive” programs that get more local, healthy food to low-income Mainers while growing the customer base for Maine farms have received federal funding through a large, multi-state grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Last week…
Hear the Stories from Maine Fare: Finale Feast & Storytelling
Maine Fare is a month-long series of hands-on field trips and workshops throughout the month of June, that culminated into a unique finale feast on June 30th. This year MFT held Maine Fare in the western foothills region; all events…
Rain Begins the Day by Jodi Paloni
Jodi Paloni was the literary resident at the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center throughout the month of July, into August. She worked on completing a novel and also wrote weekly reflections on her time at the residency. Big rains…
Forever Farm Party at Romac Orchard & Goat Hill
Wednesday, Spetember 12th 4-7PM Romac Orchard & Goat Hill was protected last summer through a collaboration between MFT, Three Rivers Land Trust, and the Town of Acton The orchards have produced apples for the wholesale market for 80 years, and the…
Summer Garden Party & BBQ
Please join neighbors, friends, and staff of MFT for a casual & informative evening of food, conversation and community in Freedom. Learn more about what MFT is up to locally, and statewide, to ensure farming will continue to feed Maine for generations…
New Stewardship Section of MFT Website
As MFT continues to protect more farmland across the state, we are also growing our Stewardship department and are excited to announce the launch of the new Stewardship section of our website! When MFT protects a farm, we enter into…